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Definition of paucity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

paucity

noun

/ˈpɔːsəti/

/ˈpɔːsəti/

[singular] (formal)

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paucity (of something) a small amount of something; less than enough of something
- a paucity of information
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French paucite or Latin paucitas, from paucus ‘few’.

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